[Verse 1 : St. Vincent] Cissus, you keeper of the shadows Scaling my stone, Terrace aswarm In summer [Verse 2: St. Vincent] Cissus, you tremble at my window Winding upward, wind threw your limbs Asunder [Hook: St. Vincent & David Byrne] Even blooms that blinked now are open Vines on my fence are now over and out [Bridge: St. Vincent & Byrne] Cissus She will curl to me when I'm folded Cissus She will drag the book from my hands [Hook: St. Vincent & David Byrne] Even blooms that blinked now are open Vines on my fence are now over and out [Outro: St. Vincent & Byrne] Cissus, Victorian and thethered Circle my spire, zenith your heights Oh lover